I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Houston Cougars
76 – 46
FINAL Conference
Kansas Jayhawks
Big 12 Conference · Fertitta Center · March 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money HOU -350 / KU +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +30 122 Won
Massey HOU -10.4 (+19.6) — —
Massey Totals — 133.3 (-11.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -11.8 (+18.2) 135.3 (-13.3) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -11.8 (+18.2) 133.1 (-11.1) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -10.3 (+19.7) 135.1 (-13.1) 83% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -10.1 (+19.9) 135.3 (-13.3) 85% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 14, 2026 HOU 69 – 47 KU
Feb 24, 2026 KU 69 – 56 HOU
Mar 4, 2025 HOU 65 – 59 KU
Jan 25, 2025 HOU 92 – 86 KU
Feb 3, 2024 KU 78 – 65 HOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU KU
Overall 32-5 23-11
Conference 15-3 10-8
Home 17-0 15-1
Away 7-3 3-7
Neutral 8-2 4-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.5 75.3
Avg Pts Against 57.6 70.3
Massey 23.2 (#2) 16.1 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 3.82 (#2) 2.63 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.61 (#2) 3.13 (#15)
RPI 0.662 (#2) 0.621 (#10)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU KU
FG% 43.8% 49.4%
3PT% 34.7% 34.9%
REB / G 37.9 35.7
OREB / G 14.0 8.0
AST / TO 1.51 1.69
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 54.5%
TOV% 13.3% 16.1%
ORB% 37.8% 25.5%
FT Rate 21.3% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.8% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 24.8% 17.0%
DRB% 70.4% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 20.6%

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